The wireless power market is projected to grow substantially over the next few years, reaching $13.11 billion by 2020 and $25.67 billion by 2023. Automotive applications of wireless power charging are expected to reach $4.6 billion by 2019. By 2020, 50 million vehicles are projected to include wireless power charging capabilities. Toyota, Qualcomm, and Panasonic are among the top patent holders for wireless power technologies overall and in automotive applications. Inductive charging accounts for the majority of patented wireless power technologies.

1. Wireless Power
Patent Landscape with focus on Automotive
Applications
Wireless Power Market
$13.11
Billion by 2020
&
$25.67 Billion by
2023
Automotive Applications
$4.6
Billion by
2019
Number of Vehicles with Wireless Power Charging
50 Million by 2020
CAGR between
2015-2020
51.5%
Patent Filings
China – 2549
Japan – 1945
USA – 1480
Germany – 397
Korea – 695
China – 16,268
Japan – 8080
USA – 7983
Korea – 4291
Germany – 1238
Geographical Distribution
Overall Automotive Applications
Patent Published Trends
Overall
Top Patent Holders (Companies)
732
222
165
160
133
248
1029
909
814
721
644
1. Toyota - 331
2. Qualcomm - 152
3. Panasonic - 106
1. Toyota - 270
2. Qualcomm - 78
3. Nissan - 74
1. Toyota - 137
2. Yazaki - 24
3. Samsung- 22
Inductance Capacitance Magnetic Resonance
Overall
Automotive Applications
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Technology Specific Ranks
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603 857
1,112
1,297
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838
654 740
976
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1,828
2,518
3,394
4,755
5,761
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3,963
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Automotive Applications Overall Wireless Power
Sources:
https://www.relecura.com/reports/Tech_Comp_Intelligence.pdf
https://chargedevs.com/newswire/researchers-find-a-way-to-double-transfer-efficiency-of-wireless-charging/
http://www.otcmarkets.com/news/otc-market-headline?id=548943
http://www.wpsdlocal6.com/story/32469536/wireless-charging-market-size-worth-usd-256-billion-by-2023-global-market-
insights-inc
http://www.juniperresearch.com/press/press-releases/in-vehicle-wireless-device-charging-research
Top Universities – Automotive
116
75
31
22
20
19
University of Auckland
Patent
Acquisition
74
Patents
Inductance based
Wireless Charging
Technology
on
Inventors
Boys John
Talbot
(25 Patents)
Covic Grant
Anthony
(40 Patents)
CAGR: 31.6% CAGR: 31.7%
August
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1400
1600
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Technology Specific Patent Trends - Automotive
Capacitance Inductance Magnetic Resonance
67%
32%
1%
Overall
54%42%
4%
Automotive
August
Applications
Grants
Others
Applications
Grants
Others